THE Lords of His Majesties Privy Council, in pursuance of the Proclamation of the twenty seventh of July last, for Collecting and Inbringing the Pole-money 1695, and for farder Explana­tion thereof, Do in the first place Ordain, that the Commissio­ners of Shires that shal happen not to meet on the second Tuesday of this Moneth, conform to the Act of Parlialiament, do meet by the Call of the Sheriff, (who is hereby required to give timeous Advertisement for that end) on the first Tuesday of September next, for dividing themselves, or appointing other Heretors into the several Parishes, to the Effect specified in the said Act. And that the Magistrats of Burghs, who shal happen not to meet the third Tuesday of this Instant, conform to the said Act, do meet the said first Tuesday of Septem­ber. Secondly, Where the Sub-commissioners for the Parishes are Ordered by the Proclamation, to choose a fit and responsal Person, to be both Clerk and Collector of the Pole of that Parish, they are hereby farder required, to take sufficient Caution of the foresaid Person, nominat to be Clerk and Collector, Third­ly, The said Sub-commissioners for the Parishes, are hereby farder Impow­red, if they shal find it needful, to Call, and cause all Heretors, or Tutors and Curators, or Chamberlanes of Minors and Absents, to give up, upon Oath, to the best of their knowledge, the Names of all Persons, with their Degrees and Classes, living and residing within their Bounds. Fourthly, That the Com­missioners of the Shires set down and prescribe to the Sub-collectors for Parish­es, such a Method and Schem, for taking up the foresaids Lists of Persons, with their Qualities and Degrees within every Parish, as may be most clear and distinct for the effectual Ingathering of the said Pole, and for comptrolling the saids Lists. And Fifthly, That in place of the penalty of ten Pounds Scots imposed on every Heretor who shal not attend, and do duty in manner pre­scribed in the said Proclamation, the Certification be, and is hereby appoin­ted to be as they will be answerable at their highest perril: With power to the saids Commissioners, when mett to Enact themselves, of consent in such Penalties as they shal judge meet, for their punctual attending, and careful per­forming of what is required of them by the foresaid roclamation. And Or­dains thir presents to be printed and published at the Mercat Cross of Edin­burgh, and other places needful.